System for storing and transmitting digital media

• US 20090075649A1
• Filed: 05/18/2006
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gofigure Media, LLC
• Original Assignee: Gofigure LLC A Missouri Limited Liability Company
• Inventors: Rolf, Devon A.
• Application Number:
  US11/437,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20090075649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/27 specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups H04H20/53 - H04H20/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

A system for storing a plurality of digital audio and digital video recordings and transmitting a selected audio or video recording to a wireless communications device, such as a cellular telephone, involves storing a plurality of digital audio and video recordings in memory. The digital recordings are categorized and may be selected for transmission to a personal computer and a wireless communications device. When validly selected, at least the identity of the selected recording is stored in a personal memory account of the user.

Claims

1-49. -49. (canceled)

50. A device comprising:

a portable, digital media player having local area wireless communication capability;

a processor;

a memory connected with said processor;

a display connected with said processor;

a speaker comprised of headphones or earplugs, wherein said portable digital media player wirelessly receives a digital media recording via a local area wireless communications link for play in said portable media player.

51. The device as set forth in claim 50, wherein said digital media recording is wirelessly received from a personal computer of a user of said portable media player, wherein said personal computer received said digital media recording from a remote online server.

52. The device as set forth in claim 50, wherein said digital media recording is a video recording.

53. The device as set forth in claim 50, wherein said digital media recording is an audio recording.

54. The device as set forth in claim 50, wherein said digital media recording is wirelessly received from an entertainment center.

55. The device as set forth in claim 54, wherein said entertainment center comprises a television and wherein said device is comprised of a system including said television and said device.

56. The device as set forth in claim 54, wherein said entertainment center comprises a stereo.

57. The device as set forth in claim 50 further comprising a GPS receiver.

58. The device as set forth in claim 57 further comprising a touchscreen input.

59. The device as set forth in claim 58 further comprising voice-control functionalilty.

60. The device as set forth in claim 59, wherein said device wirelessly downloads a set of instructions from a remote source.

61. The device as set forth in claim 60, wherein said set of instructions comprises a media player application.

62. The device as set forth in claim 61, wherein said device wirelessly receives information relating to the participants and scores of sporting events and said device displays said sporting event information on said display.

63. The device as set forth in claim 62 wherein said sporting-event information is updated corresponding to changes in the sporting event.

64. The device as set forth in claim 63 further comprising a cellular telephone.

65. The device as set forth in claim 64, wherein said portable media player stores said received digital media recording in said memory where it is available for playback.

66. The device as set forth in claim 64, wherein said portable media player wirelessly receives said digital media recording in streaming fashion for streaming play in said portable media player.

67. The device as set forth in claims 66, wherein said device has an input for indicating an interest in purchasing said digital media recording while it is playing in said portable media player, wherein activating said input initiates a wireless communications link with a remote source of said digital media recording for the purpose of purchasing said digital media recording.

68. The device as set forth in claim 67, wherein said digital media recording is purchased and, once purchased, is wirelessly downloaded to said device for storage in said memory.

69. The device as set forth in claim 68, wherein a music subscription service is associated with said device, wherein said music subscription service provides wireless access to a plurality of digital media recordings at a remote source.

70. The device as set forth in claim 69, wherein said device is also associated with a voice or voice and data subscription service and a monetary amount corresponding to a payment associated with said music subscription service is presented on a periodic invoice associated with the voice or voice and data subscription service.

71. The device as set forth in claim 70, wherein a monetary amount corresponding to downloading said set of instructions is present on said periodic invoice.

72. The device as set forth in claim 71 further comprising receiving, in conjunction with receipt of said digital media recording, information regarding the availability of concert tickets for a music concert by the artist of the digital media recording.

73. The device as set forth in claim 72, wherein said device has an input for indicating an interest in purchasing a said concert ticket, wherein activating said input initiates a wireless communications link with a remote source of said concert tickets for the purpose of purchasing said concert ticket.

74. The device as set forth in claim 68, wherein said device is part of a system and said system comprises said remote source of digital media recordings, wherein said system further comprises:

stored digital music recordings categorized by at least title and artist;

stored digital video recordings;

the ability to search for a digital media recording that is entered into the system from the wireless digital media player device;

wherein at least some of said stored digital music recordings are associated with a corresponding album including additional music recordings, wherein those digital music recordings that are associated with an album are made available for purchase individually or as part of said album, wherein all of the music recordings associated with an album are wirelessly downloaded to said device when said album is purchased.

75. The system as set forth in claim 74 wherein said ability to search for a digital media recording further comprises the ability to search the Internet for said digital media recording.

76. The system as set forth in claim 75 further comprising digital media file-sharing functionality.

77. The system as set forth in claim 76 further comprising the ability of a user of the system to create a personalized mix of digital media recordings.

78. The system as set forth in claim 74 further comprising user-entry of a password.

79. The system as set forth in claim 78 wherein said system comprises said source of said set of instructions.

80. The system as set forth in claim 79 wherein said system detects information corresponding to an operating system associated with said device and said set of instructions is based at least in part on said information corresponding to said operating system.

81. The system as set forth in claim 80 further comprising a source of said sporting event information.

82. The device as set forth in claim 50 wherein said local area wireless link comprises a Bluetooth link.

83. The device as set forth in claim 50 further comprising a satellite radio player.

84. The device as set forth in claim 50 wherein said device is positioned in a vehicle.

85. A method comprising:

providing an online source of concert tickets or concert passes, wherein said concert tickets or passes permit access into a concert event;

receiving from a communications device, at said online source, information indicative of a desire to purchase a concert ticket or pass corresponding to an artist, wherein said information is initiated from said communications device when a digital media recording associated with said artist is playing in said communications device.

86. The method as set forth in claim 85 further comprising providing digital media recordings for purchase.

87. The method as set forth in claim 85 further comprising digitally streaming digital media recordings to remote devices.

88. The method as set forth in claim 87 further comprising embedding in said digital media stream information enabling a communications device that receives said digital media stream to connect to said online source.

89. The method as set forth in claim 88 further comprising embedding in said digital media stream information pertaining to a concert ticket or pass associated with an artist corresponding to the digital media stream.

90. A system for implementing the method of claim 85.

91. The system as set forth in claim 90 further comprising said online source.

92. The system as set forth in claim 91 wherein said communications device comprises a personal computer.

93. The system as set forth in claim 91 wherein said communications device comprises a wireless communications device.

94. The system as set forth in claim 93 wherein said wireless communications device comprises a cellular telephone.

95. A system comprising:

an online source of digital media recordings;

at least one of a personal computer or digital entertainment center of a user located remotely from said online source of digital media recordings, wherein at least one of said personal computer and said digital entertainment center downloads from said online source, for storage in said personal computer or digital entertainment center, a digital media recording;

a mobile cellular communications device having a digital media player, wherein said mobile cellular communications device initiates a cellular communications link with said personal computer or digital entertainment center and wirelessly retrieves, via said cellular communications link, said downloaded digital media recording from said personal computer or said digital entertainment center.

96. The system as set forth in claim 95 wherein said mobile cellular communications device stores said retrieved digital media recording in a memory where it is available for play by said digital media player.

97. The system as set forth in claim 96 wherein said mobile cellular communications device comprises a cellular telephone.

98. The system as set forth in claim 95 wherein said mobile cellular communications device receives said retrieved digital media recording in streaming fashion from said personal computer or digital entertainment center.

99. The system as set forth in claim 98 wherein said mobile cellular communications device comprises a cellular telephone.